SUMMARY - Friday, 8 August 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) – Slovakia’s industrial sector is expected to remain in negative figures during the summer, with no significant signs of recovery for now, UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak stated in his commentary on June’s industrial production data released by the Statistics Office on Friday. Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) – Only President Peter Pellegrini has the power to stop the ambulance tender, Investments Minister Samuel Migal (independent) stated on social media on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22338707 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - The Environment Ministry discussed all the proposals for national park zoning with officials of the European Commission (EC) Representation in Slovakia on Thursday (7 August), Environment Ministry State Secretary Filip Kuffa has posted on a social network, adding that the meeting took place in the Tatra National Park (TANAP). https://etasr.sk/article/22338642 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - The opposition is creating the impression of corrupt and dysfunctional institutions at their press conferences, thus increasing nervousness in society, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22338583 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) – Slovakia exported goods worth €9.16 billion in June 2025, representing a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 0.9 percent, while imports rose by 3.9 percent to €8.82 billion, which resulted in a trade surplus of €334 million, the second-highest this year following the one in May, according to preliminary data from the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22338555 Banska Bystrica, 8 August (TASR) - The trial involving entrepreneur Marian K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] in the Donovaly and Bac cases concerning economic crimes has been adjourned, TASR has learnt on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22338499 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - Slovakia's industrial output decreased by 3.6 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June 2025, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22338484 Bratislava, 8 August (TASR) - Junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko expects Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) to announce that the ambulance service tender will be scrapped at a news conference; if not, he is calling on him to resign. https://etasr.sk/article/22338469 NOTICE: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. mf